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A Cry of Life, Not Defeat
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin emphasize that this cry of wretchedness is not a sign of spiritual failure, but of spiritual life. An unbeliever is not bothered by this internal conflict. For the believer, the closer one draws to God and the more one delights in His law, the more painful and horrifying the presence of remaining sin becomes. This cry is described as the 'birth-pangs' of a regenerated spirit longing for holiness.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 7:24
18th Century
Theologian
O wretched man that I am! The feeling implied by this lamentation is the result of this painful conflict and this frequent subjection to s…
AT Robertson
On Romans 7:24
O wretched man that I am (ταλαιπωρος εγω ανθρωπος). "Wretched man I." Old adjective from τλαω, to bear, and πωρος, a callus. In N.…
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 7:24
19th Century
Bishop
So this internal struggle goes on continually and reaches no resolution, until at last the miserable man cries out, almost in despair, “Who sha…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Romans 7:21–24
19th Century
Preacher
That, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members,…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 7:24
Paul now summarizes what has gone before. “So I find this law at work.” So far, “law” (GK 3795) meant the law of Moses, but here it has a specializ…
John Calvin
On Romans 7:24
16th Century
Theologian
Miserable, etc. He closes his argument with a vehement exclamation, by which he teaches us that we are not only to struggle with …
John Gill
On Romans 7:24
17th Century
Pastor
O wretched man that I am
Not as considered in Christ, for as such he was a most happy man, being blessed with all sp…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 7:23–25
17th Century
Minister
This passage does not represent the apostle as one who walked according to the flesh, but as one who was deeply committed not to walk in that way. …